Drew Barrymore Gets Emotional About Body Image Struggles on Her Talk Show
Drew Barrymore is one of those celebrities who don’t hesitate to open up with sincerity about realities that many women experience in silence.
On her talk show, aired on Monday, April 6, 2026, the actress and host was overwhelmed with emotion after accompanying her guest through a makeover. A particularly strong moment for this mother of two daughters, who identified with the story of Dawn Benwood, a mother of four who had stopped wearing tight clothes since her pregnancies.
“I Don’t Want Anyone to See This”
“I saw myself so much. Really,” she confessed to her guest, tears in her eyes. “I had two cesareans and my body was so damaged in that area that I can’t wear many different pants anymore.”
She continued with an anecdote: “The other day, I was walking around with a slightly short t-shirt and I couldn’t close my jacket. I was walking, thinking, ‘I don’t want anyone to see this.’
The 51-year-old host also expressed her solidarity with all those who “have children, a busy life, a changing body, aging, and whose things are no longer the same.” Before concluding with a kind word for her guest: “When I look at you, I only see the result of your beautiful hard work. And you are absolutely sublime.”
Drew Barrymore, a No-Nonsense Personality
Beyond this touching exchange, Drew Barrymore has established herself over the years as one of the most transparent personalities in American showbiz. She talks openly about wrinkles, celibacy, and more recently menopause, a subject she helps destigmatize with each speaking engagement.
She doesn’t hold back on this topic. In a recent episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, she humorously described the bloating associated with menopause: “I’m so bloated I feel like a carp washed up on the beach,” she joked to her co-host Ross Matthews. An image that resonates with many women.
And this wasn’t the first time: as early as 2023, she talked about those moments when she could look “six to eight months pregnant.”
